Jonathan R. T. Hughes (1928-1992) Papers 1949-1992

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Jonathan R. T. Hughes (1928-1992) Papers 1949-1992

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Jonathan R. T. Huges was an American economist. His accomplishments include working at the Federal Reserve Bank, teaching appointments at Purdue University, Columbia University, and Nuffield College, Oxford. He was a Rhoades Scholar, delivered numerous public speeches and published many articles. In September, 1966 he joined Northwestern’s faculty. He would later be appointed to Chair of the Economics Department at Northwestern from 1972 – 1974. Hughes was a founder of the field of Cliometrics, which uses statistical and mathematical methods to study and evaluate economic history. The Jonathan R. T. Hughes Papers fill three boxes and span the period 1949-1992. The papers are organized in eight main categories: biographical materials, education files, correspondence, teaching files, research files, speeches/papers, publications and computer disks.

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Hughes, Jonathan R. T.

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Jonathan Roberts Tyson Hughes was born on April 23, 1928 in Wenatchee, Washington. He attended primary and secondary schools in Twin Falls, Idaho and in 1950 obtained his B.S. in economics from Utah State University. Hughes was a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Washington from 1950 to 1952. He was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship in 1952 and attended Queen's College, Oxford, England from 1952 until 1955 when he received his Doctor of Philosophy (in economics) degree from Oxford Uni...